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{{distinguish|Data logger}}
In [[computing]], '''logging''' is the act of keeping a [[wikt:log#Etymology 2|log]] of [[Event (computing)|events]] that occur in a computer system, such as problems, errors or
In the simplest case, messages are written to a file, called a ''log file''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://blog.pandorafms.org/log-monitoring/ |title= Log Monitoring: not the ugly sister |access-date = February 14, 2018 |last= DeLaRosa |first= Alexander |date= February 8, 2018 |website= [[Pandora FMS]] |language = english |quote= A log file is a text file or XML file used to register the automatically produced and time-stamped documentation of events, behaviors and conditions relevant to a particular system. |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180214153657/https://blog.pandorafms.org/log-monitoring/
|archive-date= February 14, 2018}}</ref> Alternatively, the messages may be written to a dedicated logging system or to a
Specifically, a ''transaction log'' is a log of the communications between a system and the users of that system,<ref>{{cite journal | last=Peters | first=Thomas A. | title=The history and development of transaction log analysis | journal=Library Hi Tech | volume=11 | issue=2 | date=1993-02-01 | issn=0737-8831 | doi=10.1108/eb047884 | pages=41–66}}</ref> or a data collection method that automatically captures the type, content, or time of transactions made by a person from a terminal with that system.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Rice | first1=Ronald E. | last2=Borgman | first2=Christine L. | title=The use of computer-monitored data in information science and communication research | journal=Journal of the American Society for Information Science | volume=34 | issue=4 | date=1983 | issn=0002-8231 | doi=10.1002/asi.4630340404 | pages=247–256}}</ref> For Web searching, a transaction log is an electronic record of interactions that have occurred during a searching episode between a Web search engine and users searching for information on that Web search engine.
Many operating systems, software frameworks and programs include a logging system. A widely used logging standard is [[Syslog]], defined in
== Types ==
=== Event logs ===
''Event logs'' record events taking place in the execution of a system
They are essential to understand particularly in the case of applications with little user interaction.
It can also be useful to combine log file entries from multiple sources. It is a different combination that
=== Transaction logs ===
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A ''server log'' is a log file (or several files) automatically created and maintained by a [[Server (computing)|server]] consisting of a list of activities it performed.
A typical example is a [[Webserver directory index|web server]] log which maintains a history of page requests. The [[World Wide Web Consortium|W3C]] maintains a standard format (the [[
These files are usually not accessible to general Internet users, only to the [[webmaster]] or other administrative person of an Internet service. A statistical analysis of the server log may be used to examine traffic patterns by time of day, day of week, referrer, or user agent. Efficient web site administration, adequate hosting resources and the fine tuning of sales efforts can be aided by analysis of the web server logs.
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* {{annotated link|Logging as a service}}
* {{annotated link|XML log}}
* {{section link|Tracing_(software)#Event_logging}} - comparing software tracing with event logging
* {{section link|Security event management#Event logs}} - with a focus on security management
== References ==
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